RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Double ginger cake

  Lightly crisp on top and with a good, open texture, Nigel Slater's ginger cake is light, moist and delicately gingery.

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  Bbq'd leg of lamb with lavender and apple jelly

  Fresh lavender flowers add a subtle fragrance to barbecued lamb in Lotte Duncan's creative summertime recipe

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  Calf’s foot soup

  Tom Parker Bowles gives calf’s foot the slow simmered treatment to make a deeply flavoured soup enriched with Worcestershire sauce and sherry

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  Cuttlefish with chilli dipping sauce

  Marinated, then flash fried, cuttlefish is served with a tangy, fresh dipping sauce that will make your tastebuds sing!

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  Smoked trout and peas with pappardelle

  Try Ben Ebbrell’s simple creamy fish sauce on wide strips of fresh pasta – perfetto

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  Passion fruit curd tart

  Crisp golden pastry with a gorgeous passion fruit filling makes this a dream of a dessert from Tamasin Day-Lewis

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  Banana muffins

  Jane Asher whips up some wholesome banana muffins, ideal for summer picnics, tea parties or breakfast on-the-run. Hold your own Blooming Great Tea Party to support Marie Curie Cancer

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  Cupid’s collins cocktail

  A pretty pink cocktail to woo your loved one (or help drown your sorrows!) this Valentine's Day

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  Pork chops with caramelised bananas and honey

  Clodagh Mckenna makes a daring combination of pork and potatoes with stick-sweet glazed bananas

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  Lamb cutlets with salsa verde

  Juicy lamb is accompanied by a classic herby salsa verde in Bryn Williams's quick-to-cook dish